COMMANDER TASK UNIT SEVEN
POINT THREE POINT SIX
U.S.S. LSM 250
c/o Fleet Post Office
San Francisco, California
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File No.
1S April 1948
CTU7.3.6/A9
Serial: 0C18
‘Subject:
Report of Submerine Cable Operations. (con't)
(c)
Except for possible replacement of shore
ends, or damage due to enchoring in the
cable area, cable once laid successfully
should be subject to but little physical
‘damage or deterioration for a considerable
period of time.
However little data or
experience is available relative to the
electrical stability over long periods of
time of submarine splices in thermoplastic
insulation of the type used in Type 115-F cable.
However this canbe determined by making periodic
tests of the insulation resistance and noting
eny pronounced downward trend of the resistance.
If the cable network is tested and
inspected occasionally and new shore ends
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